See No Evil, Don’t Spend To Prevent Evil?

Three in every 10 organizations said they expect to spend more this year on mobile security, while 37 percent said spending will stay flat. Meanwhile. 26 percent are not sure, while 7 percent said their mobile security budgets will decline. Crowd Research called these results “disconcerting” in the wake of massive data breaches in 2015, such as the federal Office of Personnel Management and the website Ashley Madison.

“Without sufficient cybersecurity budgets, organizations will continue to struggle to detect, protect against and respond to such incidents in the future,” the survey said.

The impact on solution providers? Be ready to field inquiries from clients and would-be clients after the next big security breach hits the news.